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CCS world projects: WESTC R-Sailine

Two pilot tests involving CO2 injection will be performed at the Rosetta CO2 Storage project site. One of the experiments will involve injecting up to 2000 tonnes of CO2 into a brine-filled zone in the McCormick sand. Two wells, a CO2 injector and an observation well, will be installed in a saline zone located beneath the gas trap in the McCormick sand. The current best estimate for the target depth of the saline test is 1037 to 1067 m. Both wells will be drilled to approximately the same depth and the casing will initially be perforated in the saline zone. CO2 injection will commence after logging and testing the wells.

Project Type

Storage

Location

Rio Vista, California, U.S.A.

Type of CO2 Storage Operation

Onshore saline aquifer depleted gas field

Major Stakeholders

WESTCARB

Project Scale

Micro Pilot Test Project

Project Start Year: 2007

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2009

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approx daily Unknown
approx annual Unknown
total sequestration 2 kt

  Additional Data  
  Depth of Injection Interval 1052 m
  Type of Reservoir Sandstone
  Type of Seal Shale
  Distance Source to Sink Unknown

Method of CO2 Delivery

Truck

Injected Gas Composition

Unknown

Project Cost

Total US$5,925,223. US DOE US$3,545,000 and non-DOE sources US$2,380,223

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